Turkey’s PM attacks popular TV show Magnificent Century
Turkey is witnessing something of a battle royal. The country’s most popular soap television series, “Magnificent Century,” is about Turkey’s
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Year: 2012
11 EU countries get European Parliament’s approval for a financial transaction tax
Eleven EU countries planning to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT) won a resounding go-ahead from members of the European
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Bulgarian Defence Minister’s proposed jet fighter acquisition plan fails to get Cabinet approval
A proposal by Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov to go ahead with direct negotiations on buying jet fighter aircraft without
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Romania’s ruling coalition trounces opposition in general election
Romania’s ruling coalition won convincingly in the parliamentary election held on December 9, final results made public by the country’s
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Bulgarian PM Borissov firmly against lifting smoking ban, ruling party MPs divided
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov says that he firmly supports the June 2012 law fully banning smoking in enclosed public
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Sofia and Skopje speak on EU ministers’ postponement of decision on accession talks with Macedonia
Leaders in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and the Macedonian capital Skopje have spoken out in response to the decision by
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Bulgarian hoteliers and restaurateurs threaten civil disobedience unless smoking ban laws changed
Bulgarian hoteliers and restaurateurs will deliberately allow the breaking of the country’s law against smoking in enclosed public places unless
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Archaeology: Basilica from the time of Constantine the Great found at Sofia’s Serdica West Gate
Archaeologists in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have found a basilica said to date from the time of emperor Constantine the
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Russia Watch: Russian conservatives see ‘foreign agents’ and ‘treason’ behind social change
Ashley, an American friend, and I were walking on a bridge over the Moscow River to the “Inostranii Agent” or
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